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Hi! I'm Indi! I'm a warm, compassionate and empathetic lived experience worker and advocate. I am an outdoor lover, specifically the Dandenong Ranges, I often share with people that the Dandenong Ranges is one of my safe spaces. Whenever I feel overwhelmed you will find me at the Ranges connecting with nature and breathing in the fresh air. I am a cat enthusiast, I have three cats (Marceline 3, Oscar 5 and Bee 13) who are all the light of my life! I got my first cat Oscar in 2020, right before Melbourne entered their first lock down. I can say with certainty that Oscar got me through some of the hardest days of the Melbourne lock downs and since then I have continued to welcome rescue cat's into my home. Within my life I have had experiences of mental ill-health, suicidality, self harm, substance use and addiction as well as intimate partner violence. I have been in and out of the mental health system since the ages of 12 and continue to access mental health support today. Sadly, I have experienced many let downs by the mental health system, which many of us have experienced, this made me want to enter the lived experience workforce.

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I have been apart of the lived experience workforce since 2022. My first role was as a Lived Experience Practitioner at Neami National, I feel incredibly grateful for my experience at Neami where I was provided with many opportunities to grow and learn as well as being provided with the foundations to set me on my journey working in the sector. In 2023 I joined the Safe Steps Lived Experience Advisory Board, which has given me the opportunity to support Safe Steps to re-evaluate their practice and supporting them to create positive change through a Lived Experience Lens. In 2024 I began working at Alfred Health as a Senior Youth Peer Support Worker, which has given me the opportunity to walk alongside young people during their CYMHS admission. In my current role I have also been able to build on my leadership skills and begin to facilitate supervision both individually and in groups.

I have been very grateful to have participated in both formal and informal trainings over the course of my career.

Reach Out and Connect: Suicide Awareness Training - LifeConnect

Intentional Peer Support Core Training - SHARC

Introduction to Open Dialogue and Dialogical Practice - Alfred Health

Consumer Perspective Supervision - Inside Out and Associates Australia

Cert 2 and 3 in Community Services - Holmesglen Tafe

My approach in supervision starts with building and nurturing a connection. Where we go from there is up to you!

I look at supervision as an opportunity to talk about both the challenges and wins that inevitably arise whilst working within Lived/Living Experience roles. My aim in supervision is to offer a reflective space, where we can explore different ideas, experiences and offer a space where any and all feelings can be held.